Botanical record
Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Solanum nigrum
- Names as published
- Solanum nigrum L. and Solanum nigrum L. (Synonym: Solanum americanum Mill.)
- Parts reported
- leaves and stem
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 9150405 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Solanum nigrum
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anara | unspecified language | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 167 |
| Igba | Yoruba | Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 154 |
| Odu | Yoruba | Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 154 |